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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"Immigrant Parents"”.
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PARENTING CHALLENGES AND RESILIENCIES OF LATINO IMMIGRANT PARENTS
… having a great influence on the future economy. Immigrant Latino parents must overcome significant challenges to ensure their children’s well-being. The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges and resiliencies of Latino immigrant parents. This study examines the resources Latino …
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Caribbean Immigrant Parents and Elementary School Choice in New York City
<p>For the over 3 million immigrants of New York City, the education system is one of the many areas they must navigate in their transition to the United States (MOIA annual Report, 2018). However, for the Caribbean immigrant navigating the school system is especially hard. Of the five boroughs in …
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Caribbean immigrant parents' cultural perspectives on preparing their children for kindergarten
… also plays a crucial role in the experience. Parents being the first teachers for their children, develop and acquire expectations essential to developmental domains, and education. A transcendental phenomenological study explored Caribbean immigrant parents’ cultural perspectives on preparing …
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The Experience of Korean Immigrant Parents of Children with Autism: Partnership and Inclusion
… explored the collaborative experiences of Korean immigrant parents raising children with autism as they partner with teachers in inclusive educational settings. Despite the growing population of Asian immigrant families facing developmental disabilities, research remains limited on how Korean …
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Measuring early literacy behaviors: preschool-age children and first-generation Mexican immigrant parents
… the development of a questionnaire completed by parents. A pilot test of the Emergent Literacy Behavior Questionnaire (ELBQ) provided preliminary exploration of an instrument designed specifically for first generation Mexican immigrants in Colorado. The long-term objectives included establishing …
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Latina/o Immigrant Parents Becoming Better Advocates for their Middle School Aged Adolescents
… purpose of this project is to provide Latina/o parents with different tools and strategies to better advocate for their children in the American school system. The 9-session program is specifically targeted for Latina/o parents of children in the middle school years that are going through the …
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Latino Immigrant Parents of English Language Learner Students, School Involvement and the Participation Breach
… was the minimal school involvement by Latino immigrant parents due to the hegemonic practices, cultural misunderstandings and deficit-thinking models adopted by school personnel. The purpose of this Participatory Action Research (PAR) was to investigate the perceptions and benefits of …
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Art Making To Reduce Stress in First-Generation and Second-Generation Hispanic Immigrant Parents
… identified as first-or second-generation Latino immigrants in the United States. The participants participated in a one-time group session that comprised of a face-to-face art therapy session, which lasted about 45-60 minutes. Participants stress levels; acculturation and sense of well-being were …
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Parental Involvement with Secondary School Leadership: The Experience of Four Vietnamese Immigrant Parents in Saskatoon
… how culture influences the way Vietnamese immigrants understand parental involvement with school leadership. The study was guided by three research questions: (1) How do Vietnamese immigrants articulate parental involvement with school leadership? (2) How are they involved in school …
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Mexican immigrant parents and the education of their handicapped children: Factors that influence parent involvement
Mexican immigrant parents were interviewed regarding their involvement in the education of their handicapped children. In addition, teachers were surveyed as to their expectations for parent involvement.
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Middle Eastern voluntary immigrant parents' experiences of child healthcare services in Northern Ireland: a qualitative study
… show that 3.1 million visas were issued to immigrants for various purposes including study, work, family unification and a range of other reasons (Migration Statistics, 2020). Against this background, there has been limited study of voluntary immigrant parents’ experiences of child …
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Integration and leisure : participation of children of immigrant parents in organized leisure activities in Reykjavík Capital Area
… the situation and participation of children of immigrant parents in after-school programs and leisure activities in Reykjavík Capital Area. As various studies have shown, the participation in after-school programs and leisure activities plays an important role in the development of children and …
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"We aim for them to be higher": The influence of Vietnamese immigrant parents on their children’s schooling and work
… the influence that first-generation Vietnamese immigrant parents have on the academic and professional achievements of their Australian-born children. The representation of this second-generation cohort in university and in the professional workplace is quite high. Though popular discourse may …
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Patterns and Challenges of Parenting School-Age Children Among Selected Sub-Saharan African Immigrant Parents in Southwest Michigan: a Multiple-Case Study
<p>Problem. Parenting among immigrants presents unique challenges to parents whose cultural orientation is different from the host culture. Because of the meager research literature on immigrant families in the USA, little is known about the phenomenon of parenting among sub-Saharan African …
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School, family, and community partnerships as pathways to support Vietnamese immigrant children's early learning in Saskatchewan: A case study within the Saskatoon Vietnamese community
… case study was to understand Vietnamese immigrant parents’ conceptualizations and practices related to school, family, and community partnerships that support their children’s early learning and development in a Canadian context. The study was guided by three research questions: In what …
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A COMPARISON OF THE CULTURAL/ETHNIC PERCEPTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL BELIEFS OF KOREAN IMMIGRANT AND NON-IMMIGRANT FAMILIES
… a deeper contextual understanding of Korean immigrant parents' cultural/ethnic perceptions in relation to educational beliefs should be central to culturally responsive education designed to support Korean immigrant families. It is necessary for educators to examine the beliefs and practices …
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Experiences of Parents of Emergent Bilingual Children Facing Autism Inquiry
Parents are unique experts on their children and their developmental environment. This is especially the case of emergent bilingual children’s parents, who are promising untapped sources of knowledge and wisdom about their children’s language learning, social communication, and development. …
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